Mamie - Name Meaning and Origin

The girl's name Mamie \m(a)-mie\ is pronounced MAY-mee. Short form of Margaret (Greek) "pearl" or Mary (Latin) "star of the sea". The name is borne by Patrick Dennis's eccentric fictional character Auntie Mame, a central character of a book, a Broadway musical, and a movie. See also Mimi. First Lady Mamie Eisenhower.

Mamie has 3 variant forms: Maime, Mame and Mayme.

Baby names that sound like Mamie are Maymie and Maemi.

Mamie is a very popular female first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Mamie. Click here to compare Mamie with related baby names.